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For EU consumers, trust in EUDI Wallet will need to be earned over time: IDnow
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (390+ words) The deadline for EU member states to offer a digital wallet under the EU Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI Wallet) scheme is fast approaching. Efforts continue to publicize the rollout and promote the benefits of digital ID. But, according to new research…...
The next bottleneck for African digital identity is infrastructure, not software
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (948+ words) Africa’s next wave of digital identity investment may have surprisingly little to do with biometrics, wallets or credentials. The projects are different, but together they point toward a broader shift. Private capital is moving deeper into the physical infrastructure on…...
A biometric system can be accurate and still fail an accessibility test | Biometric Update
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (225+ words) By Joshua W.J. Brown Accessibility standards make the same point from another direction. Canada’s CAN/ASC-EN 301 549:2024 says that when ICT uses biological characteristics, it must not rely on one particular biological characteristic as the only means of identification or control. The…...
TrustED tests whether Europe’s digital identity model can preserve privacy in the real world | Biometric Update
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (912+ words) By the end of 2026, EU Member States are expected to make European Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallets available to citizens. What follows is potentially even more consequential. Very large online platforms will be required to accept an EUDI Wallet when users…...
Nigeria fully digitizes academic credential verification
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (392+ words) Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Education has announced that the process to authenticate academic certificates has been fully digitalized, capping several months of coordinated work to get that done. The reform comes as digital credential verification is gaining momentum around the…...
Hopae expands cross-border digital identity network with Saudi, Mexico deals
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (410+ words) Hopae and Saudi Arabia’s Technology Control Company (TCC) have partnered to bring cross-border electronic identity verification to the Kingdom, allowing government agencies and enterprises to verify users with more than 70 government-issued digital identities and wallets through Hopae Connect. Officials say…...
RAND warns security biometrics, digital ID can become tools for targeting | Biometric Update
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (1265+ words) According to a new RAND Europe report, security agencies adopting biometric identification, digital identity, and AI systems should be required to justify the need for the technology before acquiring it and to build independent oversight, audit trails, and human rights…...
African delegations study India’s digital identity systems under UNDP mission | Biometric Update
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (549+ words) Delegations from several African countries have completed a two‑week mission to India, learning from its experience in building digital public infrastructure (DPI). The visit was part of UNDP’s Africa Accelerator for Digital Public Infrastructure (AA4DPI) programme. Delegates from Ethiopia, Malawi,…...
IB powers touchless fingerprint biometrics capture on standard police smartphones
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (515+ words) Touchless fingerprint biometrics are giving law enforcement officers the ability to identify people quickly in the field without dedicated hardware. Placer County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) adopted the emerging technology to turn the standard county-issued iPhones that officers use into biometrics…...
France expands digital identity access in overseas territories
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (425+ words) France Titres has launched a new process that makes it easier for French nationals in French Polynesia, New Caledonia, and Wallis and Futuna to certify their France Identité digital identity. The new system allows users to update the app and…...